TIL it's not safe to throw conventional nail polish away or even to recycle the bottles normally

https://colorclutch.com/blogs/news/colorclutchx-recycle-your-nail-polish-for-free

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So, apparently you can either find a program to send old/empty conventional nail polish to, or you can give it to a hazardous waste facility. Since I've never heard this before, I'm willing to bet the majority of old nail polish just winds up in conventional waste facilities!

There's a third option if there's enough left - I donate used nail polish collected from family & friends to a community art maker space, and they make dip flowers from it. Now I'm tempted to go poke them and ask if they have an arrangement with a local hazardous waste facility. I bet nail polish isn't the only nasty toxin in an art studio!

Now before you get out the pitchforks, I'm just passing along important information about proper disposal for those of us who have nasty bad nail polish around. I am aware that the easiest way to avoid waste in this category is not to paint one's nails. I have to admit, though, that I have water-based nail polish on mine right now, and it's a lot of fun. I can't for the life of me figure out why this hasn't completely supplanted conventional nail polish. It's safer, it doesn't stink, you don't need chemicals to remove it, and it isn't shipped in special trucks because it's outrageously hazardous. Why bother with the nasty stuff?

Submitted October 11, 2018 at 10:19PM by GrinsNGiggles https://ift.tt/2OR5Oxd